Canadian poet Shane Koyczan, best known recently for his To This Day anti-bullying video-poetry, released another poetic critique of cyber-bullying appropriately titled Troll. It's one of the most poignant looks at the pain caused by online bullies.

Vancouver -
The RCMP in Coquitlam, British Columbia announced several charges have been laid against a man currently in custody in the Netherlands. Amanda Todd, 15, took her own life in October 2012 after being extorted and bullied on the Internet.

Lakeland -
A 12-year-old Floridian girl killed herself after she was bullied online by more than a dozen girls. The Sheriff is investigating to see if he can pursue charges under Florida’s cyber-bullying law.

Fourteen year-old Hanah Smith had been threatened with a sadistic rape attack, her abuser threatened to attack Hanah with a hammer, anonymous messengers taunted Hanah about her weight, the death of an uncle and urged her to engage in self-harm.

Halifax -
Police charged two men with distributing child porn in the Rehtaeh Parsons cyberbullying case, Thursday. Parsons died following a suicide attempt her family says was linked to the distribution of a photo in which she is allegedly being sexually assaulted.

Sydney -
Riga, in Latvia, used to be the site of a concentration camp. It’s now the home of Ask.fm, a teen social website that is apparently untroubled by user suicides. It’s about time Ask.fm answered a few questions itself.

Sydney -
The women who advocated that Jane Austen should be featured on the new £10 note were subjected to threats of rape and bombing. Twitter has now apologized and will now include an abuse button. Charges have been laid against two people.

A new law in North Carolina aimed at protecting teachers from cyberbullying prohibits the creation of fake Internet accounts under teacher's names by students and criminalizes posting unedited pictures or accurate statements which lead to harassment.

Sydney -
When Digital Journal hooked up with ecologist Elissa Sursara for an interview, we were supposed to discuss her upcoming conservation efforts and her forthcoming Antarctic campaign with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It didn't work out that way.

Toronto -
In circumstances similar to the well publicized case of Amanda Todd, the youth is alleged to have obtained sexually explicit photos of a young girl he met online, threatened her, and then distributed the pictures.

Port Coquitlam -
Since announcing an investigation into the bullying of the 15-year-old girl who took her own life last week, and creating a dedicated email account, the RCMP have received thousands of tips. But they are plagued by online rumours and scams.

Ottawa -
Canadian MPs will debate a motion to devise a federal anti-bullying strategy. But critics of the debate point out that time and money should not be wasted on more studies. Action is needed now.

Port Coquitlam -
The type of nasty online comments that are believed to have played a role in the 15-year-old's suicide on Wednesday are now appearing on social media pages set up to pay tribute to the troubled girl.